Thursday, November 15, 2012

So I was browsing the kids category on Pinterest waiting for my cookies to be done baking, instead of the million of other things I should be doing. (Grading, cleaning, getting ready for company, sleeping...) And I came across this: How to Prepare for Twins. Naturally I had to read it. I was wondering what I should have done differently and if I agree with what you should do. BUT it wasn't about preparing for twins once you find out you are already having them, but how to make sure you get pregnant with twins. All I have to say is SERIOUSLY? Get fat, eat cassava and talk about the desire to have twins and you'll be able to have them. That is crazy talk.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Why is that weekends are either fun or productive? This past weekend wasn't really very fun, but I was finally able to get the floor clean, made applesauce, apple bread at ate at home every meal. Gotta love Pinterest when you need to use up some apples.

I think we are finally over the yucks at our house. E got croup on Halloween and S and I have been battling it for the last week. I only almost lost my voice on Saturday but I had a nice sore throat all last week. No wonder E was so grumpy while she was sick.

Someone broke my classroom window last Thursday night. We have had a lot of graffiti and vandalism around my school for the last year or so. It looks like a BB but luckily it didn't shatter the window, only put a hole in it. I've felt like I'm teaching at night the last couple or days with the cardboard covering my only outside window. Hopefully it will be fixed tomorrow.

I have a little drummer boy on my hands. A couple of weeks ago Mr. P took S to the last high school football game. (We had gone to most of the home games.) This time S came back and would talk about football and immediately follow it with dum dum dumdum. The boy LOVED the marching band. We always sat behind the band because they are entertaining but this time it has really stuck with him. We got a book from Chick-fil-a by Mercer Meyer that has...instruments in it. He loves to look at the page where there is a drum set and a marching band. I've been finding him drum YouTube videos and it is soo cute to see his reaction. I too have a love of the marching band drums. There's nothing that screams love football like a band. Now I just need to get him to play his little drum to Little Drummer Boy.

We listened to Christmas music tonight...I can't wait.

Little girl is ATTACHED to my leg. I don't know what to do. She won't leave my side and most of the time she wants to be held. It is exhausting.

S and E are into "helping" me cook. As soon as I got the mixer out tonight they were dragging over chairs to stand on. I tried to give them the job of taking the stems off of the spinach tonight... we need to work on that. :-) At least it kept them entertained for a while.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Little E slept in our room last night, she has croup. I was nervous to have her so far away and being sick without a monitor on. I wanted to be there if she had a coughing fit, cried after she coughed or woke up and needed comforting. I thought she'd be up around 4 am when her last round of ibprophen wore off but she didn't wake up until I had to move the pack-n-play so I could get some socks.

E wanted to eat this morning! Hooray. Who cares if she just ate Jello and a few bites of a banana. (I'm pretty sure all she ate today was: the Jello, banana, a cookie, a smoothie pouch, some grapes, a couple of OtterPops, and two mini packages of M&Ms.)

How great our babysitter, Meg, is. She offered to watch the kids today even though E is sick. The kids LOVE her.

A text from Meg today that reads, "S decided he wants to go on the potty today so he has a pair of pull-ups on and runs to the bathroom every 10 minutes. Ha!" When I got home and went to the bathroom he came in and he wanted his diaper and pants off so he could sit on the potty. Silly Boy!

After texting Meg back and forth I got nervous about how E was acting and not eating or drinking, when I went down to talk to the school nurse the first thing my principal asked was if I needed to leave. This was after my teaching partner asked me if I needed to do something and he'd watch the kids. It is great to have such a supportive and understanding workplace.

Pride for my 5th graders. They have been really working hard on a region project where they are working in groups of 3 or 4 to make an iMovie. They have done an AMAZING job. I had my doubts but they proved me wrong. They worked great in groups and were able to make great videos. We might need to work on the content but they did a good job. So proud of them!

Being able to go out with friends for a drink (of Diet Coke tonight) and good conversation. I sure miss my old co-workers.

A smiley boy opening the door to the garage door saying, "Mama!" What a great greeting.

Snuggles with my sick little girl. I love that she wanted to be held when I got home. I also love that S was able to get his socks and find one shoe and bring them to me while I held his sister. It is amazing how much they understand these days.

That the first thing S said when he got home from the football game with his dad was his sister's name. I love that he thinks about his sister when she isn't around.